Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi cover

Color TV-Game Series

Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi

Main Game
Arcade Action

Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi is a Arcade game released on April 23, 1979 for Plug & Play. Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi is a Color TV Game title released in 1979 only in Japan. The first home console game to be created exclusively by Nintendo (the other Color TV Games were created with the a…

April 23, 1979
Released 17346 days ago
Plug & Play

About

Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi is a Color TV Game title released in 1979 only in Japan. The first home console game to be created exclusively by Nintendo (the other Color TV Games were created with the assistance of Mitsubishi), Block Kuzushi is also known as being designed by legendary game developer Shigeru Miyamoto. Block Kuzushi is basically a home console version of Breakout. Block Kuzushi sold over 400,000 units in Japan, quite the success for Nintendo.

Several things made Color TV-Game Block Kuzushi slightly unique when compared to other block-breaking games at the time. The player could choose from several different options, such as the number of balls present during a game and the speed of the ball/balls.

Different game modes were present, such as Block Lighter, in which the player must destroy blinking blocks, and Block Through, which would have the ball eliminating every block in its way up to the top (without destroying a block and heading downwards).

In department stores, managers would hold Block Kuzushi competitions with the winner obtaining a special medal to confirm their expertise in the game.

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Release Dates by Platform

Plug & Play Worldwide
Apr 23, 1979

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Game Info

Developer
Nintendo
Publisher
Nintendo
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Action

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